Autumn sat in her bed crying. Its been over two weeks and people are still making fun of her. Her hair is normal again and the blue skin and smell went away a while ago? Why are people still laughing? Sure she was mean to Rose, but wasn't what she did just as bad? Perhaps it was worse? And then she talked Scorpius into it. If only they knew how much she liked him. She actually sincerely fancied the git. Why was he so attached to that ugly little Weasel? She was so crude and awful. She pulled the covers over her head. She never wanted to come out of her bed.
This is all Rose's fault. She muttered to herself as she sat under the covers, "Rose Weasley. I swear to Merlin I will make your years of Hogwarts a living hell."
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Rose and Scorpius were having a thumb war as they waited for teddy- er Professor Lupin- to come. He was always late to class everyday.
In the back corner Autumn sat glaring at the two. It was sickening to her. Scorpius was too good for such an ugly bookworm. He deserved someone on his standards. Someone more like her and he will realize it one day.
Rose cheered and jumped up. "HAH! In your face Scorp! I beat you… AGAIN!"
His face turned red and he stood up as well, "NO You only did it for 3 seconds we agreed on 5!"
"That's Blarmy and you know it!" She shouted back at him grinning.
"I want a rematch!" he replied grumbling.
"I played you 5 times already and you only won once." She said in a sing-song voice.
"Because you cheat!" He accused her.
But before she could Reply a voice said from the back of the room, "Oh Malfoy sit down face it. You got beat by a girl and Rose sit down too. Merlin you two do I always have to walk into class with an argument?"
They turned and found their teacher finally arriving.
"Do you always have to be late?" Rose teased as she sat down.
"Don't be so snappy Miss. Weasley I can still give you detention." Teddy told her in an obviously joking manner.
"Yeah yeah. What are we doing today Professor Lupin?" Rose asked.
"Well Miss Weasley. I was thinking that we would finally get to something more… Fun today rather than work." He sat on his desk and grinned wickedly at the students. "Lets start with boggarts!"
They have studied boggarts for a while, but none of them actually thought they would have to face one. The whole class gasped and Rose and Scorpius shared a look of excitement. It's finally time for action. Something they've been waiting to happen for nearly 2 months now.
Teddy's hair was pink and black today; he's made a habit of not looking so professional anymore. He was laid back, but strict. He was easily everyone's favorite teacher, regardless of what house you were in.
He rolled out a large box with a lock on it. "Line up! A Single file line please!" The students all raced and Rose and Scorpius decided they wanted to be last to show the class the proper way to do it. Rose was before Scorpius and claimed It was so after her spectacular performance no one would really be watching him anymore when he messed it all up.
The class passed quickly no one got the spell on the first time and only one girl got it on her second try.
They fears ranged from clowns, bugs, wolves, parents, normal things people would expect. Finally it was her turn.
She briefly wondered what it might be, but then she was shocked as a tall ugly women came out.
Her hair was bright red like hers and she had moles and wrinkles all over her. She was probably in her mid 50's she squinted her eyes they were a pale blue and wary.
"What is that?" Rose exclaimed.
"I'm you. Im your future Rose. You are Old alone, and ugly. Your parents are dead Al and Lorc and Scorp all got married they are too busy for you no one cares about you. You are Ugly and alone."
Rose shook her head trying to remember the spell. She forgot where she was momentarily and started backing up, "No… No you're not."
"You have nobody. No matter how smart you are you will die alone and ugly. That what you are and always will be…."
Rose realized it was just a boggart. It wasn't real.
"You aren't real. I can get rid of you. REDDIKULUS!" She yelled at the boggart changed to a kitten.
She took in a shaky breath and felt unshed tears welling inside. That was harder than she thought. Nobody said anything.
"Alright Scorpius your turn are you ready?" Teddy asked him.
Scorpius nodded.
Teddy unlocked the box and out stepped the minister of magic.
"You Scorpius will be sentenced to Azkaban for the use of dark magic. You are just like your ancestors. Everyone knows it. You are bad. You aren't good, you are what everyone thinks. You're evil, you're a Malfoy. Worst of all She knows it too. She doesn't like you she never will because you're bad and she's a Weas-" The minister never got to finnish before Scorpius interrupted
"REDDIKULUS!" He yelled and the minister had a clown nose and shoes and started riding around on a tricycle. They whole class erupted in laughter except Rose.
So that was his fear? Living up to his family name?Being bad? And something else about a girl? Who? How could he fancy someone and not tell her?
She was about to question him when he asked, "you okay?" She nodded.
"One person Hasn't gone yet. Autumn its your turn. You can't skip this." Teddy said and suddenly all eyes were on her.
"You ready?" He asked. The small girl shrugged then half nodded unconvincingly.
To everyone's surprise Rose stepped out smiling evilly.
"He likes me not you. He's never going to be yours. No matter how pretty you are he'll always be mine. And I can make the school hate you because I'm famous and you are just a little pretty face. I can get off on punishments easy because I have a famous family."
"No! I'm not scared of you! You troll!" She barked back as tears prickled her eyes.
"Oh I think you are. Not that I can hurt you, but I can ruin. Your life by saying I don't like you. Because everyone loves me even though I'm ugly they all love me. They all listen to me and my family you are history." The boggart tormented her.
"JUST STOP IT!" She cried and ran out of the room.
Teddy stood there then locked the boggart back in the box. "That's enough for today good job class." He said then walked over to Rose's seat.
"Hey Rosie what going on?" He said in a low voice.
Rose looked at him with an utterly confused expression, "I had no idea.. I mean I didn't think I scared her."
"Well maybe you should try being the bigger person and showing some kindness im not blind I know she's not exactly an angel here.
"I'm not even mean to her! I don't say anything unless she says something to me first! We only played on prank on her!" She exclaimed defensively.
"One prank that people are still talking about a month later. Just saying maybe you could try being nicer." He said poking her shoulder then walking away.
Rose crossed her arms and slouched in her chair, "I am nice"
"Oh yes Mouse you are like a ray of sunshine." Scorp stated sarcastically.
She punched his arm and grumbled.
"See you are so NICE!" He teased her and she laughed at the irony.
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Finally she walked into her astronomy class at the astronomy tower completely exhausted.
"I... Hate.. Those... Bloody... Stairs!" She complained gasping for air between each word. Albus chuckled at her state.
"Don't laugh at me Al! I'll hex you." She said teasingly.
"You can't even catch your own breath Rosie." He shook his head then opened his Astronomy book waiting for their teacher.
"So how's your day been Al?" She asked sitting next to him.
"You know same as everyday... So I heard Autumn is so deathly afraid of you that you were her boggart."He said looking at her seriously.
"WHY IS THAT ALL EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT TODAY?! She's not scared of me she did that to make me look bad!" Rose yelled seeping with anger again.
"You scared her so bad she ran out of Teddy's class in tears!" Albus replied.
"No! I never even did anything to her!We pulled one prank on her ,ONE! All of a sudden I'm the bad guy? SHe made fun of me remember?! No because she did it to me when I was alone weak and there were no witnesses to see me crying. The only people there for me Were Lorc and bloody Scorpius!"
"I would have been there fo you Rose You know that! I barely see you anymore the past two months you spend it hanging around the Scamanders or Malfoy... I mean you can be friends with whoever but you are chosing Malfoy over me... ME ROSE!" ALbus said obvious hurt.
"Al, I'm not chosing him over you. Tell you what For the big Halloween party tomorrow I'll spend the day with you and the rest of our Gryffindor family!" She said offering him a smile.
"Your new friends won't be mad?" ALbus said skeptically.
"Well Ly and Lorc will probably come over with us anyways and maybe... Scorp could come over too... He doesn't have many friends.. Please?" Rose asked him giving him her best puppy dog face and batting her big blue eyelashes.
"The rest of our family won't like it." Albus said in defeat.
"So what.. Just promise you won't be rude or mean to him... He can be a bit rough around the edges but he really is a great bloke." Rose said hopeful. Albus only rolled his eyes but when he went to reply the door swung open and Professor Chang-Wood (Cho Chang) came running in and class started.
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Scorpius left his Slytherin common room in the dungeons. He didn't even want to go to this bloody thing Rose was making him go. She wanted her family to like him and all her friends. Those twins have been friends with the lot forever so that just left him. In all honestly he's never been more frightened in his entire life. The Potter's and Weasley's weren't necessarily mean to him, but they weren't particularly nice either. Most of the older ones sent him glares in the hallways. He knew the only reason they didn't constantly argue and pick on him was that Rose cared about him and was his friend. You can say what you want about that family ,but they are loyal through and through. They might be a lot of blunder headed pratts, they might all be identical clones who reproduce faster than rabbits, but they take care of each other and Scorpius had much respect because of that.
Suddenly someone's hand was snaked at his elbow. Scorpius jumped then relaxed to see Rose beaming at him.
"Oh its just you." He said grinning.
She feigned sadness, "Oh Scorp I wait here for you for hours for you to get your face all prettied up and pampered and that's the thanks I get?!"
He rolled his eyes, "I'm not pampered or pretty... I'm handsome."He said holding his head high in a proud manner.
Rose erupted in laughter. How couldn't her family love him as much as she did he would fit in well with them tonight. She knew it. They've only been friends for 2 months now, but he was already so important to her. Closer than some of her real family to be honest.
"You didn't have to wait you know I'm perfectly capable of finding the great hall on my own. I'm a big boy, Mouse."
Internally she grinned, that nickname of his really grew on her. "Of course I must escort you. It is my duty as a best mate to escort my fellow best mate to all dances and events!"
"Well in that case thank you for fulfilling the obligations as a best mate." he said as they reached the great hall and walked towards her family.
There in the middle of the floor was the large group of laughing gryffindors.
Fred and James were falling over each other in fits of laughter reminiscing of their pranks.
Albus was talking to Alice Longbottom and... blushing? Oh she had to interrogate him on that later.
Dom and Lucy were looking at them approaching and smiling.
She searched for her other cousin Victoire and found she was with 'Professor Lupin' talking rather closely, it was her last year here and she couldn't be more thrilled he was the new teacher.
But as Scorpius and Rose approached the group to Rose's astonishment nothing happened. There were no silences to evil glares.
Quite the contrary. James gasped and exclaimed loudly, "OI! Freddie! This boy here has the heart of a jokester he was the one who helped Rose prank that awful Autumn Firstie."
Fred looked shocked, "AWE MAN SWEET!" He shouted and they pulled Scorpius towards them ripping him away from Rose and they began to talk about pranks. Scorpius was actually smiling. Rose was overjoyed, she knew Al had probably talked to them all telling him to give her a chance.
Suddenly Lorc and Ly Snuck up behind her and tickled her sides. SHe yelped then spun around. Upon seeing her other two best mates she hugged them, "AH! I'm so glad you guys are here! This is wonderful all my mates and Family happy and getting along."
Lorc sent a glare up at Scorpius and James and Fred, " still don't like that bloke." Rose rolled her eyes he was now the only one holding onto a grudge, but she gave up on the battle for when she asked why he'd only say 'because.'
They talked and laughed her whole family taking up the middle of the floor as music blasted in the background.
Suddenly halfway through the dance Dom walked up to Rose, "So You didn't tell me..."
"Didn't tell you what?" She asked in honest confusion.
"About Scorpius..." She said.
Rose was only more confused, "WHat about him? I told you he'd be here..."
"yes, but you left out the fact he was absolutely gorgeous." Dom Said giving him a longing look.
"BUT DOM YOU ARE A YEAR OLDER THAN HIM!" Rose exclaimed in shock
SHe giggled, "Awe dear innocent Rosie it's only a year. I'm Twelve he's eleven, but man he does look good."
This is where Lorc but in, "Yeah Rose, A year is barely anything, Lets say hypothetically You and I both fancied each other, if we dated it would matted that I'm only a year older just that we both shared mutual feelings." As he said this Ly gave him an odd look and grinned.
Rose furrowed her eyebrows and said, "I suppose so, but we don't Fancy each other anyhow so that's one problem we don't have to face! lucky us!" She said happily then her gaze fell on Dom who was longingly staring at Her best mate.
A feeling bubbled up in her stomach and she didn't notice the disappointed sigh Lorc let out or the way he looked at Rose.
suddenly without even thinking Rose stated, "He's not your type Dom."
"Guy is my type." She stated and flashed her veela smile at her. Dom was quite beautiful she didn't have the dreaded Weasley hair curse. She had a nice soft strawberry blonde hair. it was flowing and perfect. Her face had not a single blemish and her smile could make any guy swoon. She was a mini Victoire. If she wanted scorp Rose knew Dom and knew that she would have him in a heartbeat, but what she didn't understand is why it even mattered to her? Why is Dom even this concerned about boys already? They were so young... Was Scorp concerned about girls yet? Why was she thinking about this? She doesn't care if he is or isn't
Scorp walked over to the table they were at and sat next to Rose in between her and Dom.
"Wow Rose I didn't know your family could be so... Fun!" He said smiling.
But before Rose could respond Dom said, "Well some of us are more fun than others... I don't believe we've properly met... The names Dominique." She said flashing a small attractive smile at him.
Scorpius gulped, "S-scor-scorpius." He stuttered out over taken with her beauty. Rose mentioned she was the pretty one but it was like he couldn't resist gawking at her.
"Oh I know Mon Cherie. I know." She said with a glimmer in her eye. His heart started to race when she spoke in french to him.
"WOuld you like to dance with me... Scorpius?" she added and he nodded. They stood up and it was a slow song. Scorpius was more than just a tad awkward. He didn't know how to dance or what to do. He was 11. But somehow he knew Dom was the most beautiful bird in the room.
Rose grumbled in her glares at her cousin and best mate. Why should she care if he fancied her cousin? she didn't care.
Lorc poked her side, "Hey Rosie are you alright?" he asked sincerely.
"I"M FINE LORC WHY WOULD I BE MAD?!" She nearly yelled at face fell when the realization dawned on him, "Rose... You fancy Malfoy."
She shot him such a cold evil look it he almost though he felt it burning his soul, " That is absolutely bloody ridiculous."
"Then why are you so jealous?" He said matter of factly.
"I'm not jealous! I just don't want my best mate falling for a slag like that!" She said then slammed her hand on the table adding, "AND I DON"T NEED TO SIT HERE LISTENING TO YOU TRY AND TELL ME WHO I FANCY OR NOT!" Then she walked out of the great hall in a fit of rage.
She took out her wand and started shooting hex's at the bricks in the hallway, repairing them, then breaking them again.
After about twenty minutes someone tapped her shoulder.
"GO AWAY!" She yelled as she spun around. then she cam face to face with Al.
"Oh... Sorry Al." She said putting her wand in her pocket and sitting down. Al sat next to here and they sat in silence for a moment.
"Why are you out here?" Rose questioned.
"Lorc said he was worried about you asked me to find you it was fairly easy you obviously are a cruddy hider." Al told her trying to lighten the mood
"AGH! I'm fine! He just thinks im being a jealous little girl! Why is he so convinced I fancy Malfoy?!" Rose said throwing her hands in the air and yelling
"You don't?" Al asked in surprise.
"OF COURSE NOT!" She shouted at him then calmed her voice, "AL, he's my best mate that's all. Honest I don't fancy anyone I'm not ready for all that yet I'm only 11."
He nodded, "I wish I was still like that." He said in a sigh.
"Oh yes, I saw you blushing beat red when you were talking to Alice. When did that happen?" She asked glad he didn't pressure her to talk about Lorc and Scorp. That's why she loved Al. He never made her talk about anything she didn't want to he waited for her to be ready. Rose has always moved at a slower pace then everyone else. SHe liked being simple and young, growing up and getting feelings terrified her.
"I fancy her a lot Rose. Like a lot a lot. She's so pretty and shy and clumsy. She is always so nervous and just adorable. But she's so bloody self conscious. How can't she see how beautiful she is? How didn't I notice until now? We spend so much time together, like you and scorp, but I just can't get over her. I don't want to date her or even snog her.. I am still 11 that sort of scares me I just want to be around her as much as I can and make her laugh and make her smile..."
As Albus went on she wondered if that's how Scorpius felt about Dom now. Would he want to spend all his time with her? Was he going to forget about her? She didn't want to lose him after only just getting him as a best mate.
"Rose? Rose are you listening to me?" Albus asked.
"yeah Al, I'm just wondering how Dom can already be so into boys and stuff, I don't think I can ever be ready for something like that. Like ever. I'm Rose Weasley what if no one ever likes me?" Rose asked him.
"Oh shove off Rose isn't it obvious." Albus said grinning.
"What's obvious?" Rose asked in awe.
"That Lorc is completely in love with you." Albus said as if it were simple math, "Rose you are supposed to be smart. Don't tell me you havent noticed!"
"That's more ridiculous than me fancying Scorp!" Rose said erupting in laughter. Al chuckled then said, "If you think so, you'll see one day I'm right."
Rose rolled her eyes at her cousin. He really did make her feel much better. This is why she loved Al. He will always be her favorite cousin. and above all her very first and very best, best mate.
A/N: So what are your thoughts? How did you like the huge feeling over drive of young little first year rose? is Albus right? Is she clueless to the fact Lorcan likes her? Does she fancy scorpius? What will happen between Dom and Scorp? How do you feel about Al's crush on ALice? I find it adorable. I will be doing the next chapter very soon... maybe tonight if I get good reviews on this soon. PLEASE REVIEW IT LETS ME KNOW IF YOU ACTUALLY LIKE WHAT I WRITE. Oh and it looks like Rose has an enemy now. What will Autumn do to Her? how long will this grudge last? JUST REVIEW PLEASE!